Penthouse Theater – Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ News /news Wed, 27 May 2015 23:00:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.11 Arts Roundup: Music, exhibits – and ‘Boy’s Life’ /news/2015/05/27/arts-roundup-music-exhibits-and-boys-life/ Wed, 27 May 2015 22:51:15 +0000 /news/?p=37206 This week, head to the theater to enjoy the School of Drama’s production of the bitingly funny “Boy’s Lifeâ€� or the Undergraduate Theater Society’s adventurous production of “On the Verge.â€� Also this week, the School of Music presents the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Gospel Choir, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Symphony, and more.

3D4M BFA Show
May 27 – June 6 | Jacob Lawrence Gallery
This graduation exhibition features pieces by students receiving a Bachelor of Fine Art degree from the 3D4M: ceramics + glass + sculpture Program. 

Professor Valarie Curtis-Newton directs the School of Drama’s undergraduate students in “Boy’s Life,” May 27 – June 7 at the Penthouse Theater.

“Boy’s Life”
May 27 – June 7 | Brechemin Auditorium
This bitingly funny comedy of manners by Howard Korder follows three former college buddies as they stumble through their 20s -– and their various relationships with women –- attempting to come to terms with life and the meaning of manhood. Professor Valerie Curtis-Newton directs the School of Drama’s talented undergraduate students in this intelligent, modern story of what it means to grow up.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Bands “Prized: Premio Roma”
7:30 p.m., May 28 | Meany Theater
The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Wind Ensemble, Symphonic, and Campus Bands perform works by composers awarded the prestigious Rome Prize. Program selections include “Eastwindâ€� by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Emeritus Professor William O. Smith, “from the language of shadowsâ€� by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Professor Huck Hodge, and “Concertino for Cello, Winds, Percussion and Piano in C minorâ€� by Bohuslav Martinů.

“On the Verge”
May 28 – June 7 | Cabaret Theater, Hutchinson Hall
In this Undergraduate Theater Society production, three intrepid lady explorers embark on their greatest adventure yet: an expedition into the last uncharted jungle in the world, Terra Incognita. Little do they know they are ‘on the verge’ of a deliciously verbose, joyously feminist, and ultimately serendipitous romp through time. Armed with pith helmets and journals, our heroines encounter treacherous obstacles, several eccentric characters, and a myriad of pop culture references.

Trio Andromeda
7:30 p.m., May 30 | Brechemin Auditorium
The School of Music presents a concert by Trio Andromeda, winners of the 2014 Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Strings and Piano Chamber Ensemble Competition. Ensemble members are violinist Allion Salvador, cellist Hye Jung Yang, and pianist Li-Cheng Hung.

The 100-voice Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Gospel Choir will perform at Meany Theater June 1. | Photo by Cynthia St. Clair.

Gospel Choir
7:30 p.m., June 1 | Meany Theater
Phyllis Byrdwell leads the 100-voice Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Gospel Choir in songs of praise, jubilation, and other expressions of the Gospel tradition.

University Choirs: “Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Sings”
7:30 p.m., June 2 | Meany Theater
The University Singers, Women’s Choir, and Men’s Glee Club present their popular year-end concert.

Film Screening: “People of a Feather”
7 p.m., June 5 | SIFF Film Center
The presents a screening of a documentary produced and directed by Joel Heath, who is also the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ’s 2014-15 Canada Fulbright Chair in Arctic Studies. Also sponsored by the Canadian Studies Center in the Jackson School of International Studies, and by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ’s Future of Ice initiative. .

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Symphony and Combined University Choirs
7:30 p.m., June 5 | Meany Theater
Geoffrey Boers conducts the University Symphony and combined Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Chamber Singers and University Chorale in a performance of works by Verdi, Bernstein, and Prokofiev.

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